05.01.08
Emily Outen
757-864-7022/272-9859 (mobile)
emily.s.outen@nasa.govMEDIA ADVISORY: 08-029
08-029: EXPERT TO SPEAK ON ADVANCEMENTS IN SIMULATION RESEARCH
HAMPTON, Va. -- Models and simulations will eventually be as
"pervasive" as computers are today, according to Dr. Michael
McGinnis, executive director of the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and
Simulation Center at Old Dominion University.
The center has contributed to simulations and models in areas
including human behavior, medical procedures and homeland security
and defense.
McGinnis will discuss the recent advancements in modeling and
simulation research and development in a colloquium lecture called
"An Update on Strategic Initiatives in Modeling and Simulation in
Hampton Roads, the Commonwealth of Virginia and Nationally." The
lecture will be held on Tuesday, May 6, at 2 p.m. in the Reid
Conference Center at NASA Langley. That evening, he will speak on the
subject again for the general public at 7:30 p.m. at the Virginia Air
& Space Center on Settlers Landing Road in Hampton.
Media interested in interviewing McGinnis at a news briefing at 1:15
p.m. Tuesday should contact Emily Outen at 864-7022 by noon for
credentials and entry to NASA Langley.
McGinnis, a retired brigadier general, graduated from the United
States Military Academy. He later became a professor of the academy
and went on to become the head of the systems engineering department.
McGinnis received his master's in applied mathematics and operations
research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a doctorate in
systems and industrial engineering from the University of Arizona. He
also received a master's in national security and strategic studies
from the Naval War College. With an international reputation in
advanced computer simulation, McGinnis has received three national
awards and has had over 40 peer-reviewed papers published in the
fields of systems engineering and operations research.
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